SB 292 Virginia Senate · 2024 Regular Session

Guardianship and conservatorship; report of guardian ad litem.

Summary
Guardianship and conservatorship; report of guardian ad litem. Adds to the considerations regarding the suitability and propriety of a prospective guardian or conservator that a guardian ad litem is required to address in his report to the court following a petition for guardianship or conservatorship. The bill provides that the guardian ad litem shall consider the prospective guardian's or conservator's work as a professional guardian, including whether the person does so on a full-time basis, the prospective guardian's or conservator's expected capacity as a guardian, and whether the prospective guardian or conservator is named as a perpetrator in any substantiated adult protective services complaint involving the respondent following allegations of abuse or neglect.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Signed Apr 5, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 9, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 28, 2024

How they voted

40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 9, 2024
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
31
Key actions
13
Committee
8
Amendments
3
Apr 5, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 588 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB292ER)
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Civil
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 9, 2024
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB292E
upper
Feb 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Feb 9, 2024
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 10, 2024
Upper · Passed
Moved from Judiciary to Courts of Justice due to a change of the committee name
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Danica Roem
Danica Roem
DDemocratic
VA
30